At 11.1%, unemployment in Westmont is higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 87% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Westmont are C− for jobs and income and A for walkability. 9% of workers work from home (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Westmont, in a few figures
Westmont and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Westmont residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Westmont come from (37% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Westmont’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the California average of 29. Time on the road ↓
Westmont is a place people come home to
There are 1,814 jobs based in Westmont, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Westmont has about 25,000 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Westmont is services
90% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Westmont
55% of Westmont residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Westmont pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Westmont
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westmont is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #693 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Westmont’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westmont could be anywhere from C− to C.
37% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where Westmont clocks in
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
About 34 minutes to work from Westmont
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westmont workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,925 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily commute in and out of Westmont
On a workday 11,081 residents head out to work, 282 work right here, and 1,532 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25,000 people are in Westmont on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Westmont is a services town
1,814 jobs are based in Westmont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westmont, 2013 → 2023: 1,506 → 1,814. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westmont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Westmont’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Westmont is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,070 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 88% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 18.3% of Westmont households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Westmont’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westmont and other U.S. towns of 24,000 to 46,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Manhattan Beach CA | 33,122 | $204K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 115 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,130 | Winchester NV | 37,081 | $50K | 23.8% | 9.0% | 6% | C− |
| 1,131 | Auburn NY | 25,947 | $51K | 19.5% | 4.9% | 33% | C− |
| 1,132 | Westmont CA | 34,123 | $51K | 25.3% | 11.1% | 2% | C− |
| 1,133 | Banning CA | 31,852 | $62K | 18.8% | 8.2% | 10% | C− |
| 1,134 | Hot Springs AR | 37,979 | $48K | 20.5% | 4.8% | 50% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,255 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Westmont, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door is work for 40% of Westmont
The biggest share goes to Los Angeles (37%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westmont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont | – | C− | A | 34 min | $50,509 |
| Los Angeles | 37% | B− | A+ | 31 min | $81,939 |
| West Athens | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 26 min | $67,201 |
| Inglewood | 3% | C+ | A+ | 31 min | $72,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westmont’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Westmont: questions
What is the median household income in Westmont?
$50,509 (±$5,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westmont?
25.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westmont?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westmont work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (37%, 8 mi), Torrance (3%, 8 mi), Long Beach (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westmont walkable?
Westmont is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.9 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westmont without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. 88% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westmont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westmont
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.